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Medical Abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ADE | ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT |
| ADR | ADVERSE DRUG REACTION |
| AWP | AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE |
| cmpd;cpd | COMPOUND |
| conc | CONCENTRATION |
| DRG | DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP |
| D/C;DC | DISCONTINUE |
| disp. | DISPENSE |
| DAW | DISPENSE AS WRITTEN |
| DEA | DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION |
| DUR | DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW |
| elix | ELIXIR |
| EC | ENTERIC COATED |
| fl. | FLUID |
| FDA | FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTATION |
| MAC | MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE COST |
| NKA | NO KNOWN ALLERGIES |
| NPO | NOTIHING BY MOUTH |
| oint; ung | OINTMENT |
| OTC | OVER THE COUNTER |
| ped | PEDIATRIC |
| Rx | PRESCRIPTION |
| C-I | SCHEDULE I |
| C-II | SCHEDULE II |
| C-III | SCHEDULE III |
| C-IV | SCHEDULE IV |
| C-V | SCHEDULE V |
| soln | SOLUTION |
| supp | SUPPOSITORY |
| syr | SYRUP |
| vit | VITAMIN |
| aq; aqua | WATER |
| WAC | WHOLESALE ACQUISITION COST |
| p | AFTER |
| pc | AFTE MEALS |
| pc & hs | AFTER MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
| pm | AFTERNOON |
| ad lib | AS DESIRED |
| u.d. | AS DIRECTED |
| prn | AS NEEDED |
| ASAP | AS SOON AS POSSIBLE |
| hs | BEDTIME |
| ac & hs | BEFORE MEALS AND AT BEDTIME |
| AU | BOTH EARS |
| OU | BOTH EYES |
| PO; po | BY MOUTH |
| QD; qd | DAILY |
| DS | DOUBLE STRENGTH |
| Q; q | EVERY |
| QD; qd | EVERY DAY |
| QHS; qhs | EVERY DAY AT BEDTIME |
| QPM; qpm | EVERY AFTERNOON/EVENING |
| QH; qh | EVERY HOUR |
| QAM; qam | EVERY MORNING |
| QOD; qod | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| qw | EVERY WEEK |
| QID; qid | FOUR TIMES DAILY |
| hr | HOUR |
| AS | LEFT EAR |
| OS | LEFT EYE |
| MR | MAY REPEAT |
| AD | RIGHT EAR |
| OD | RIGHT EYE |
| TID; tid | THREE TIMES DAILY |
| BID; bid | two times daily |
| w; wk | WEEKLY |
| c' | WITH |
| s | WITHOUT |
| W/A; WA | WHILE AWAKE |
| 24H | 24 HOURS |
| BU | BUCCAL |
| PO | BY MOUTH |
| EX | EXTERNAL |
| IN | INHALATION |
| inj | INJECTION |
| ID | INTRADERMAL |
| IM | INTRAMUSCULAR |
| IV | INTRAVENOUS |
| IVPB | INTRAVENOUS PIGGYBACK |
| IVP | INTRAVENOUS PUSH |
| IU | INTRAUTERINE |
| MDI | METERED DOSE INHALER |
| M/T | MOUTH THROAT |
| NA | NASAL |
| oph; opth | OPHTHALMIC |
| OR | ORAL |
| OT | OTIC |
| PR; RE | RECTALLY |
| SC | SUBCUTANEOUSLY |
| SL | SUBLINGUAL |
| tinct. | TINCTURE |
| TD | TRANSDERMAL |
| UR | URETHRAL |
| PV; VA | VAGINALLY |
| Amp | AMPULE |
| Cap | CAPSULE |
| cm | CENTIMETER |
| cc | CUBIC CENTIMETER |
| gtt | DROP |
| aa; ea | EACH |
| fl. oz | FLUID OUNCE |
| gr. | GRAIN |
| g; gm | GRAM |
| H; hr | HOUR |
| kg | KILOGRAM |
| L | LITER |
| mcg | MICROGRAM |
| mg | MILLIGRAM |
| mEq | MILLIEQUIVALENT |
| mL | MILLILITER |
| mm | MILLIMETER |
| oz | OUNCE |
| lb; # | POUND |
| T | TABLESPOON |
| t | TEASPOON |
| U | UNITS |
| ss | 1/2 |
| apap; APAP | ACETAMINOPHEN |
| AIDS | ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME |
| ASA; asa | ASPIRIN |
| ADD | ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER |
| ADHD | ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER |
| ANS | AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM |
| pre op | BEFORE SURGERY |
| BC; BCP | BIRTH CONTROL PILLS |
| BP | BLOOD PRESSURE |
| BS | BLOOD SUGAR |
| BM | BOWEL MOVEMENT |
| Ca | CALCIUM |
| Carb | CARBOHYDRATE |
| CNS | CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTETM |
| CHF | CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE |
| D5W | DEXTROSE 5% IN WATER |
| ECG; EKG | ELECTROCARDIOGRAM |
| EEG | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM |
| GI | GASTROINTESTINAL |
| GU | GENITOURINARY |
| HA | HEADACHE |
| HMO | HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGNIZATION |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| HIV | HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS |
| HCTZ | HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE |
| H2O2 | HYDROGEN PEROXIDE |
| ICU | INTENSIVE CARE UNIT |
| Fe | IRON |
| Mg | MAGNESIUM |
| MgO; MagOx | MAGNESIUM OXIDE |
| MCO | MANAGE CARE ORGANIZATION |
| MOM | MILK OF MAGNESIUM |
| MV; MVI | MULTIPLE VITAMIN |
| N/V; N | NAUSEA & VOMITTING |
| NTG | NITROGLYCERIN |
| NSAs | NONSEDATING ANTIHISTAMINES |
| NSAIDs | NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS |
| NS | NORMAL SALINE |
| PCN | PENICILLIN |
| K | POTASSIUM |
| KCL | POTASSIUM CHLORIDE |
| PPO | PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION |
| Na | SODIUM |
| NaCl | SODIUM CHLORIDE |
| TCN | TETRACYCLINE |
| TPN | TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION |
| UTI | URINARY TRACT INFXN |
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